That’s why a recent post was so utterly disappointing.
Most of the people responding seem to assume that the subject is male, but I don’t think that can be discerned from the photograph. What we can know for sure is that they’ve found someone amazing and their fatphobia is getting in the way, and that’s entirely their problem but they are going to make it their partner’s problem if they don’t get their shit together, like, now.
Let’s take this bit by bit:
“At first I told myself I could get past it. I said, ‘Let’s just see how it goes.”
You decided to kick off a new relationship with lies of omission. Going out on dates with someone while secretly harboring bigotry against their body is fucked up. If you’re a fatphobe, then you shouldn’t get to lie about that and enjoy the company of fat people.
“We had excellent dates. Everything else about her was exactly what I wanted. I didn’t want to ruin something good for that one little reason.”
Then you shouldn’t have. You should have hauled your ass to therapy and handled your issues.
“But it’s been 1.5 years. And I feel horrible, but I just can’t get past it.”
Yeah, well, you should feel horrible. You’ve been hiding your appearance-based bigotry from your partner for over a year and a half. That’s a horrible thing to do.
“And I feel like a bad person for being bothered by it.”
You are a bad person.
“I can’t bring myself to tell her.”
A fatphobe and a coward. That’s fucking great.
“We’re going to couple’s therapy next week, but I still don’t think I’ll be able to say it.”
You’re torturing her. If it were me, I’d want you to break up with me, not tell me why (I shouldn’t have to hear or care about your bigotry issues) and go do your self-work on your own. Regardless, this lying shit has to stop.
“Is there any right way to ask someone to lose weight for you?”
Wrong question asshat, unless you accidentally misspelled “How do I overcome my fatphobia without hurting my partner?”
Happily, most of the responses are clear that this person is the one with the problem, not their partner. Of course in a fatphobic world there’s always someone ready to defend fatphobia — often with healthism — and the comment section is no exception with people suggesting that it’s reasonable to ask her to lose weight because they believe it will make her healthier.
That’s bullshit, but even if it were true (it’s not!) it’s super healthist…
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